The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-02 00:00:00

ARKETS—This Day. MARK -LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day, the arrivals of home gt°';vn wheat were of very moderate extent. The general ,condition of th e supply was very middling, and the trade, ..rll l in y, ruled inactive. Sele c t e d p arce l s , h owever , were Pnrvio,t s rates: prices, and damp qualities changed hands at about There w as a good supply of foreign wheat on the stands. 7110 demand for al 1 descriptions ruled inactive, but no chan e took place i n p r i ces, compared with Monday. Flo ‘• -4 ' lll g cargoes o f gra i n were in but moderate request, at late rates. Good and floe malting barley moved off steadily, at fully Prell ° ll B qualities. Medium and low quotations, however, sold heavily, at late prices. tcr i ro nru alt, only a moderate business transacted, on former Th ere was a moderate suupply of cats on the stands, Ile trade was firm for all ipalities,land prices had an up. 'Ward tendency. e ans and p eas were in steady request, at full quotations. 44 fLur, a fair business was transacted, at previous rates. ARRIVALS THIS WREN.. litlish Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. ...... 1,040 70 490 1,230 590 Irish 0 4 rBigll ...... 16,460 2,930 5,120 50 sks Ms NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Th e 86 markets continue to be but moderately supplied 11313 4, yet th e t ra d e i s b y no means act i ve, P rices wever, rule high, as follows : Per 81b, by the carcase. Infer ior beef 8 od3 3 4 Riddling do " Prime largo' do. 4 2 4 4 '. 36 4 0 1.1)41. °• snlall do .. 4 6 4 8 '0 Pork 36 4 4 leferior mutt On. 3 6 4 0 sdsd Middling mutton 3 6 4 0 Prime do . 4 2 4 6 Veal. Small pork . Lamb BOROUGH HOP. Our market continues very firm, and prices have, in some I . astan ces, an up war d t en d ency. Th e supp l y o f foreign 11 48 on sale is moderately large. er cwt. New Mid and East Kent New W eald of Kent I\lew l ings Sussex 100 s to 1108 Year TP COLONIAL. 74.--The mark e t h as rema i ne d ver y quiet, operations w , vi ng been p os t pone d unt il t h e pu bli c sa l es, which corn ene on Tuesday next. d ~,- 41? 4 11. —There has been a better inquiry for West India o e f -I. 'P t ions, but only a limited quantity has been disposed Irir Q at about late rates. In the refined market fair quality PI are quoted 43s to 43s 6d per cwt. b r i C ,, °l ' P EE.—A fair amount of business has been done by ''ftte contract in colonial descriptions, and superior quail. 40 8 have realised full rates. prien°C°4.--Only a small business has been reported, and "s of Tri n id a d h ave g i ven way i s to 2 s per cwt. 14" e b:ler.--The continued high rates demanded by holders aIId !r 1 a . great measure, checked operations for both home foreign Consumption. R .,, 4 EX FRUIT Market not go good this week, and prices F era llY lower, Some parcels St. Michael oranges, sold 03' keeling and Hunt, went at is to 2s per package cheaper. Ei th er kinds in character. Lemons without alteration. . ae k Spanish nuts maintain their value. Barcelona dull ; r_4.1.4 scarce. Chesnuts 2s per bag lower. Almeria grapes eaticed in value 2s to 3s per barrel. 2i'2 4L "Nr•—Business has continued very dull, and quota ,:'6 for both present and forward delivery show a further ';ght decline. P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 40s 9d, and 44'4 "Y to March 41s 6tl per cwt. 0N E y AUKET AND 1031 MilitCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. of Ti le stringen c y recen tly noticed in discount 1 0 1.°Ie s has made further progress to-day. The wes t rate in th e o p en ma rket is now on a par • test the Bank of England minimum, and 7 per dosagela ther e f ore c h arge d f or negotiating even the t de scriptions of mercantile bills. This upward tiuenlent in the quotations is due to the large de e, made hy the p u blic whose commitments are becoming heavier in consequence of the Ve. di ut ie collections and some large engagements on T% -e '' account, which will be due to-morrow. f 11 -re is no doubt that some of the unfavourable eut ee in the Bank of England return have also telercfsed an adverse irfluence, and !nducod brokers ° be more cautious in their transations. There were no bullion operations of importance V. the Bank yesterday. The Pennsylvanian has arrived from New York kith £41,000. The bar silver by the last West India packet has • den sold at ss. 111. per ounce, standard. ati T ye weekly return from the Bank of Engl an d . ct ?ws that th e es t a bli s h men t h as, th rough the - ' th drawals of gold for the Continent, and other Oper ations, lost a rather large amount from its re -44'7".8' A large number of bills under discount has ll lB° ru n off, and the item termed Other Securities a,, e° nsequently been lessened. Subjoined is our la' analysis : Active Circulation .. £19,823,109 . Increas e 258,245 8u 11i0n13,909,924 Decrease • • .. 141, 1 70 Rest .. 3,286,211 uPublicecrease .. • 31,884 Public Deposits .. .. 6,301,202 .. 782,342 ChherlncreasDepo:its.. 13,272,161 Decrease .. .. 1,086 36g e ven Day and other Bills .. 507,955 0 Decrea se 47,757 Oen:anent Securities • • 10,474,542 Increase 6' 160,000 ov 4.1.1 Securities .. • • li ote -; , screase 18,629,163 84,244 *" 8,032,160 , eynernployed The directors 457,225 4:e director s o f th e P or t Phillip and Colonial fro th Company have received, by telegram the - ,"" n ez, the following advices, in anticipation of Ir str alian mail, from their resident director, Of lan d, at Clunes, giving the result of the month Of n epternber last :—Six weeks' return—Quantity de4tl''rlz crushed, 5,300 tons; yield per ton, 10 14 3 z1 4 ,, t qrs., or 2,700 oz. of gold. Receipts, £ 5 , 100 ; 2,3 0 ; 1 4t8, £1,600 ; profit, £3,500 ; remittance, All well, kt iN lll .,, ee ting has been held of the creditors of Wh o ' l3 ehn M'Call, preserved provision merchants, kli 4 44s Peud e d on th e 15th N o vemb e r. The balance kat', submitted by the accountants, Messrs. Cole -41214 Turquani3, Youngs, and Co., showed liabilities tls - V in g to £31,761, and assets representing itgr : •4 . The cr e ditors, after some discussion, tit le Zi to a composition of 10s. in the pound, pay. d ue lc?' ins talments of 2a. 6d. each, the last being A' months hence. si e meeting of the creditors of Mr Charles Wil. of ni porter of silks, a cash payment was accepted ket:, * 61 . in the pound. • The accountants were s hee t Lowe r i ng an d Mi n ton, and their balance et,tated th e li a bili tes at £ 25 , 249 , an d th e asse ts 1121)660. kity B atik of France return for the past week b e e has re garded as very satisfactory. The bullion £24g en increased £760,000, the Treasury balances ' l ote,'", °°, and the current accounts £480,000. The 1 392 o'n circulation have also been augmented t atie ) 7, °° ' The discounts have been lessened 0 -0, and the advances £40,000. 4 4op do ` t enlar has been issued by the directors of the f tt: , a nd Northern Bank, convening a meeting shareholders for the purpose of taking into 44 44 erat;__ „ Luc the propriety of winding up their . 1 - 3: 41 . t ransferring their business to the Mid e'arib " 'nig Company, in consideration of a slim Of th: Equivalent to one and a half.year'a purchase P r ofits ; ke t t i tile last few days there has not been t tee e. I,‘.i'lireaLation in the Foreign and Colonial . Pro; e htled .„ "tB . Sugars have in some instances t ucut 6d. per cwt. Coffee, however, has c),th, ,fair demand, at full rates. Rice, owing 1 , 4, 1, ri rates demanded by importers and ; 114 fr 05 sold very slowly, while the public ? e re % 11. 11 4 and spices have proceeded steadily, at 2red ill ent t ' , 9 - The operations in tea have been de be 0 1 ,,n 1 T needay next, when a large quantity „ 1 1, 410 u s'red at public sale. Tallow has been f o ' g'f-,,,acteeriallvleyrya.t lower rates ) for both present r w ar ., , ...gm...M. T kt l' • Two O'CLOCK. 1 14 At his day, according to Mr. Renter's °r1•3.41,th ° t 3 Per cent. French Routes were 64 . 45. 13 u sine . t f:r lti t e t. 2 h 55 been very quiet to-day in the mar. !klii4bis,:::fluigttliieh Funds, and prices consequently 4 i ki , ' but change of importance, Consols - " 4. 1 n1 ° 13 °3 7 ) and 89 1 i for the account, 4 both quoted lees the half-year's dividend. The recent speculation appears to be now subsiding, speculators generally preferring to wait a short time to see more definitely what course the money market is likely to take. The New Threes and - Reduced Annuities are 88: ;1; Exchequer Bills, June, 63. ciis, ; India 5 per Cents., 1031 ; Enfaced 51 per Cents,, 1081'; Debentures, 97 4 1; and Bonds, 6s. premium. _ I In the Foreign market there has been very little animation or fluctuation in prices. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 71} a ; ditto Consolides, 461 1; Mexican, 291 ; ; ditto New, 271 1; Greek, 23 1; Spanish Passive, 321 33 ; ditto Certificates, 15 1 ; Portuguese, 472 j; the Confederate Loan, 59 60; the Egyptian Loan ;2 prem.; and the Danubian ; 2 ,- 11 prem. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, but in one or two instances prices have shown a slight advance. Metropolitan have improved .£1 ; Great Northern A Stock, £2 ; Midland 15i.; and Lancashire and Yorkshire 10s. London and Biacwall, however, have declined £l. Tne Foreign and Colonial lines continue with. out material change in value. Bank and M:scellaneous Shares continue in■ active, at about prevous quotations. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debenture Scrip is quoted j 18. BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK, GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, Dec 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B BA I I New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891 — Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Innuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 & 31 per Cent 1)o £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO .. dank England Stk, 5/ per Ct. Do Account.. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. [ndia Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 Do Certificates Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. Do 4± pet Cent. Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent o • -- Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 ........ 1181 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do Bonds 83,0U0 • Do under £l,OOO 6 pm FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-6 u Do 1863 B3l Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent..... Do Account.... . ........... ,hilian 6 per Cent ... ........ Do 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent..... Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Danish 3 per Cent. 1825 Do 5 per Cent, 1864 dquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent -- Do, I'rovisonal Land Warrant.. 95/ zgyptian 7 per Cent.. Do, Second issue Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Do Account Do Coupons Do Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do 1839 and 1859 ....... Italian 5 per Cent.plarem man a Railway) Aexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do 1864........ — —die Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do Scrip, £43 paid.... - dis vo French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis x d Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l2 k Do 2 per Cent. .. Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 — Do do Aug., 1866 — Peruvian 41 per Cent .. ' ___ __ Do i per Cent. (Uribarren).......• • . Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '60,.62,'3 474 Do Account 471 Russian 5 per Cent 1822, £ Bt., .. Do 41 per Cent., 1850 • • Do 1860 Do 3 per Cult 1559 Do 6 per Cent, 1862 Do Anglo-Dutch .... Do Scrip, £65 paid Sardinian 5 per Cent Co Account 3panish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish, 4 per. Cent Do Scrip, £6O paid pm Curkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 . Dc Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account .. 711 Do £lOO Bonds.. 7li Do 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Do Account _ Do 6 p Cent., 1861 Dividends on the above payable in Laudon Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4/ per Cent., Ex. 25f Dutch 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull 97 Do 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentea, 3 per Cent..... It - dim, 5 per Cent. ; 1861, Ex. 25 francs — / iDo account Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4/ per Ct. Ex. 4s. Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 251 TWO 0 O'CLOCK, Console, Money., Do Account B9t a x d Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. A good enquiry, at fully;, advance on yesterday's rates. Sales, probably 10,000 bales. The Letter of Muller's Father. In consequence of the letter which appeared in the limes of yesterday, addressed by the con vict Muller, while under sentence of death in Newgate, to his father and other immediate rela tives in Germany, Mr Sheriff Dakin has felt it to be his duty to hand to us, with a view to publication, a letter written in answer to.that communication by the father Jf the convict. It should be explained that the letter of the convict, which was written on the Ist of November, a fortnight before his execu. tion, was placed in the hands of Mr. Sheriff Dakin on that day to be forwarded to its destination. The Sheriff forwarded it without delay, and the reply, having been received at Newgate on the 12th of November, the day but one before the execution, was immediately handed to the condemned man. After the execution it pissed into the bands of the sheriffs as tho proper custodians of such a docu ment, and is now published with their sanction and at their request : " Unglucklicher Sohn,—Deinen Brief haben wir erhalten den Gten November. Aber, ach, wie tief bist du Befallen ! Du verlanget Verzeihung von uus. Wir vergeben dir, and wenn du schuldig bist so z t wird Gott dir such vergeben, and bist du unschuldig so wird Gott dir deine letzten Stunden erleichtera. Ich will schlissen ; meine Gedanken vergeben mir. Gott sei mit dir. Amen. "DEIN UNGLUCKLICIIEK VATER. " Langen Dembaoh, den 9ten Nov., 1864." A translation, as nearly literal as possible, is subjoined : "Unhappy Son,— We received your letter on the 6th of November, but, alas! how deeply you have fallen. You ask us to forgive you ;we do forgive you, and if you aro guilty, may God forgive you also. If you are innocent, may God lighten your last hours. I must conclude, for my thoughts fail me. God be with you. Amen. 4 " YOUR, UNHAPPY FATHER. " Langen, Dembach, Nov. 9." The extreme brevity of the letter in comparison with the length of that of the son to which it was a reply, and its general tone produced an impression on the minds of the Sheriffs and the authorities at Newgate at the time that the conviot had failed to convince his father of his innocence. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. —The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached a "political sermon" on the Sunday after the Bth of November. "Never before," he exclaim e d, "have Christ and Belial been more clearly opposed, and thank (fed, Christ has beaten." TEE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENIING, DECEMBER 2, 1864. SHARE MARKETS,—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. A Closing Basin ea 8 Railways. i Paid. P r i de. I done. Bir., and S tr. Val. tllythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A Do. B A gets no div till 6p c.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow.; Glasg. and S. Western.; /(3reatEastern, Ord. stk; Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian s GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern...—. —; Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Irelan;l GreatWestern,Original Do Str Val pia. ,toe Do. South Wales .... Do. West Mid. -Uxlord ewp or t Do Hereford Lancashire Rc Yorkshire I London and tilackvval I Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western I L on. & So'4th Western Man., Slid., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares Metropolitan Midland Do Binning. tlz Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Ker t North British Edin., Perth, Sr Dundee Nt,h. Eastern—Berwick Do, (LN.E. puroha, Do Leeds Do York Do Carliele Do. Stock. tt Darling Do do 1855-58 Do do 186(,..61 North London Do New Do New, 18M. North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction 'Scottish Central Scot. N. E:, fiber. stook Do Soot. Mid. stook.. ,Shrews. and Welohpool IShroehire Union .... 'South Devon... .. South Eastern Staines,Wok.,andWok 'Taft Va1e..... Do C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R , 87 SO 132 133 31 86 16 17 90 9:1 107 109 473 48 132 134 153 151 130 t3t 91 P 3 771 78} 67 69 58 60 94 46 100 102 1141 :15,t 51 63 10 106 33 40 117/ 1 97 f 9 60 67i 119 ;19i 130 I:Mt 106 108 55 17 25 t 7 114 115 72 73 1 4 105 38 39 30 31 9 1u 123 1:6 14 2 79 80 10a 11 131 138 58 61 40 42 854 E 6 8 9 157 160 34 44 p' 11,9 111 37 39 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways ttlantio & St Lawren( lorn.,Baroda&.Cent In• Gu. 5 per cent... Do. E. shares Idhalo and Lake liuroi Do. Prefcronoe 3uffalo,lirant,&Godricl i p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 18 Jo. do. July 1,18 i ' " )o. do. J un; c 1, ls: ;lcutta.&•S.Eastn. (Li;: 'apeTown &Dock Seri Demerara 7 p.c. per. pf itengal gu. a p. h,abt Indian. zu. a p. c Do. do. J Ext.... (grand Trunk 01 Canad Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent Do. Ist Frei. Bond, Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.., Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P. cf. stock ... Do. do. deferred..... Do. 4th I'ref. stock... Do. do. deferred Mlndiarenin.gua. s p.c Do. Gu I. 5 per coif Do. New gua. 5 p. o South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per oent. Do. 41 per cent Do .4t. W. of Canada Share, Do. New .. Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. 90. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... (radian Branch Limited Aadras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. o. Extension Do. 44 d 0.... • • Do. Fifth Extension. elb.Corp. s p. e. Bnth %ielb. & Hobson's Bay. Newßruuswieir Cand. Claes A and B. .R.l.C'daB pc Ist pt bd. Soinde Do. De1hi........ 51 'a' )o. do . .. Do. Punjaub Do. Indue.St. Flo') All 100 ( 100 100 2 V 0 100 Closing Pride. Paid, 59 61 1025 U , 36 I dis ip 5} Li 86 91, 75 80 116 100 8) 90 102& 1031 104 1,5 21 2Z 90 92 70 72 61 d 4 66 58 56 58 53 54 47 60 3) 32 28 30 103} 1043 pr ip pr 101 IG3 81 9} 111 11; 83 90 80 62 d 102 i 103} 98 98 91 03 60 6! 6 82 S 4 10: I(3 1023 104 id tp 104 101 0 97 1 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. MANSION-HOUSE. ALLEGED FRAUD IN THE EXPORT PICKLE TRADE.— Robert Feast and Henry Feast, lately carrying on business as export oil and pickle merchants at Finsbury House, Kingsland-road, and Finsbury-pavement, were again placed at the bar, on remand, on a charge.of fraud. The prisoners, it will be recollected, were alleged to have committed a fraud upon Mr Landell, a merchant, carrying on business in Austin Friars. The prisoners were in the habit of shipping largo quantities of pickles to Messrs Colander, of Melbourne, Australia... When the goods were sent down to the' wharf, Mr Landell was in the habit of advancing money on the goods on he production of the wharf receipts and the invoice, to the extent of about 75 per cent, of the whole value of the goods. In the present instance the invoices purported to show that the cases upon which advances had been made contained three dozen bottles, but upon arrival in Melbourne it was discovered that the cases only contained one dozen. The evidence adduced up to the present point related only to one shipment, which was made at the beginning of the year, upon which a sum of £lB6 was advanced by Mr Landell's managing clerk, upon the supposition that the cases contained three dozen bottles each. Mr Humphreys, who appeared for the prosecution, sa'd that unfortunately this case, and that also relating to the Unity Bank, had been fixed for 10 o'clock, therefore, as as some of his witness had not arrived, he proposed an ad journment till that day week. The solicitor for the defendants opposed the application unless bail was accepted for his clients. The Lord Mayor refused to admit the prisoners to bail and ordered them to be brought before him that day week. THE UNITY BANK TNCLITIEY.—Joseph Wakefield Terry and Thomas Birch were again brought before the Lord Mayor, to undergo further examination upon a charge of having, they being respectively manager and secretary of a public company called the Unity Joint-Stock Bank, unlawfully made and circulated a written statement, to wit, a balance-sheet of the affairs of the said c'mpauy up to 30th June, 1362, they well knowing the same to be false, with intent to deceive and defraud the members and shareholders of the company, contrary to the statute, &,-!. Mr Sykes, the manager of the Western Branch of the Unity Bank, was further examined with respect to the sol vency of the branch under his direction, and also as to the balance-sheet he had transmitted to the principal office of the bank in Cannon•street in 1602. In answer to Mr Sleigh, he said the directors at the parent establishment were invaribhly put in pogooesion of every thing relating to the position of the Western Branch, and that some of the directors very frequently visited the establishment. (The ease was proceeding when we went to press.) WESTMINSTER. POVERTY AN I? CRIME.—Mary Ann Meggeson, a very creditable-looking woman, apparently about 25 years of age, was charged with wilfully breaking windows in the work house of St. Luke, Chelsea. George Blandford, porter, at the workhouse, said that the defendant applied to him last night for lodging. Ho ad• mitted her for the night into the ward appropriated for tramps, and as soon as she got in she began to break the windows. He was attracted by the noise, and on going into the ward found them broken, but did not see the de fendant do the damage. Mr Arnold asked whether there were any other persons in the ward, and on being informed there were, inquired how the witness knew that defendant was the person who had done the damage The porter replied that he knew by the defendant's om n confession. She did not hesitate for a moment, when he entered the ward, but said " I broke the windows." The amount of damage was 2s. Mr Arnold (to defendant)—What have you to say to this ? Defendant—They have turned me out without home or habitation, and .1 broke the windows to get better provi sion. Mr Arnold—They took you in to give you a night's lodging. Defendant—What is a night's lodging? I cannot live upon that nor upon what they give me. I have a bit of dry bread given me at night and the same in the morning, and then they turn me Lut to wander the streets till night again. On Wednesday week they admitted mo into the house, and I then entreated them to let me be a few days, but they would not, and turned me out, and I have been wandering about with a bit of bread at night and a bit of bread in the morning only ever since, and I did this for a place to put my head in and some food. Mr Arnold—This is not the way to put yourself in the right. I cannot allow the parish property to be wilfully destroyed. I must commit you to prison for seven days. MARLBOROUGH- STREET. CREATING A DISTURBANCE AT A WORKHOUSE.— Bridget Henry, described as a laundress, was charged be fore Mr Knox with creating a disturbance at St. James's WorkhouQe, and alto with ,satil+ir,g k,sto of the inmates. The prisoner went to St. James's Workhouse, having a child with her, at two o'clock this morning, and asked for admission. She was immediately admitted to the casual ward, but had not been there more than three quarters of hour Alen she created a great disturbance, dragging a wo man named Connor out of bed, and striking and scratching her, and then setting to and abusing all the women in the ward, using the most disgractf al language. The gate porter (Bristow) was called to quell the disturbance, there being quite a riot going on, when the prisoner abused him, and at last was compelled to be given bate custody. The prisoner had been admitted to the workhouse three times during the past three weeks, and each time created a great disturb ante through her quarrelsome temper. Mr Knox said he did not see why the poor creatures in the workhouse were to be knocked about and annoyed by a woman like the prisoner, and committed her for a month, with hard labour, EXTENSIVE ROBBERY Ey A SHOPWOMIN IN REGENT STILEET.—Annie Alexander, a young woman, shopwoman to Mr Isaacson (trading under the name of Madame Elise), silk manufacturer and laceman, of Regent-street, charged with stealing several articles of jewellery, of the value of about £BO, the property of her employer, was again brought before Mr Knox. The prisoner was in 11Ir Isaacson's employ, and after she had left some property was missed, and on Mr Isaacson going to the prisoner's lodgings with a constable he found property, consisting of jewellery and other articles, of the value of £32, Mr Longstaff, of the firm of Dod and Longstaff, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr Edward Dillon Lewis, from the office of Mr E. Lewis, Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the prisoner. In answer to Mr Lewis, Mr Isaacson said he rece.vod a thoroughly good charac ter with the prisoner. Mr Longstaff said Mr Isaacson wished the prisoner leniently dealt with. Mr Lewis asked that the prisoner might now be dealt with, but Mr Knox declined to accee to the application, stating that the robbery was one of an extensive nature. The dep3sitions having been read over, Mr Lewis asked that bail might be taken. Mr Knox refused the appliotion and committed the Fl eenor for trial. Suor ROBBERIES. —Charles ;Kitchen, TIIAMES• Aged 22, a well known thief, Was brought up on remand before Mr Par- Torrey, shirtmaker, of N o. 8, Grena d a place, t r idgo, with stealin g e i ght shirts, t h e property of Mr Vim. Commercial road, Stepney ; three sheets from the premises of Charlotte Ann. Dames, 386, 11 .Iile-end-road, and several other rob beries. Mrs D sores said that on the 24th of last month, the pri soner came into her shop and said he wanted to see some shirts, and buy one. Ile looked at several, and put three on his arm and ran away with them. She pursued him and called out " Stop thief." William Wallace, apprentice to a wood-carver, said he heard the cry of " Stop thief." As the prisoner was pass ing him he put out his foot and th rew hi m . The prisoner d ro pped the shirts, which were recovered. 31r Terrey stated that on Saturday evening, the 12th of November, the prisoner came into his shop and asked for a paper collar, which he purchased. Directly after the pri soner left he missed six or seven shirts. Another case having been made out, a shirt which the prisoner was wearing when ho w as arrested was pro d uce d. It was identified by Mr ...err9 , as ono uf those he had lost. A former conviction against the prisoner was proved. He was stated to boa dexterous thi t f, Mr Partridge committed the prisoner for trial. Federals and Confederates in Bristol. -+---- A meetirg was convened at Broadtnead-rooms, Bristol, yesterday to adopt an address from Bristol expressive of gratification at the re-election of President Lincoln, and the cons quent continuance and extension of the anti-slavery policy which the Federal Government has inaugurated under his Administration ; Gi and 2d were charged for ad wi,sion. The room was crowded to excess. Mr Pow ELL, a working man, in dumb show, moved that Mr Warren, Town Councillor, should sot as chairman. Mr WARREN was unable to get a hearing, the audience singing " We woa't go home till morning," " John Brown,' and other songs. Cheers were given for Jeff. Davis and Lee, and groans for Grant, Butler, and Lincoln. At last a rush was made on the platform. Messrs Handel, Cosshaur, and other intending speakers were ignominiously routed. Some Northern sympat.isers remaining another charge i c tt in possession of the friends of the was 'nude. The chairman o table was wrenched in pieces, and the A t ter the lapse of shout an hour the gas was lowered and the police clecrA the room. platform NIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day. (BY 31AGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Dec. I—Nora, screw steamer, from Harlingen. Arrived, Dec. 2—Liner Monberg, from Engletiolm. DEAL, Fridsy Morning. Anchored—Matilda, from London, for Dominica, having lost an anchor and 30 fathoms of chain in Dungeness-roads. Has since been replaced hence. Railway and other Companies, CALEDONIAN. A special general meeting of this company was held on Tuesday at Glasgow; Lieutenent-Colonel Salkald in tho chair. The CHAIRMAN said they had convened the meeting for the purpose of obtaining the authority of the shareholders to raise the capital requisite for the construction of certain branch railways sanctioned by Acts passed in the last Session of Parliament. The directors unanimously recommended the shareholders to raise the new capital by the creation and issue of a4l per cent, preference stock. Tho amount now required was rather less than £230,000. He concluded by moving a formal res ,lution, authcrising the creation end issue of that amount of 4 per cent. preference stock, which W,19 seconded and unanin ously adopted. The CHAIRMAN said the next resolution he had to sub mit We 9 the subscription to the Portpatrick Railway of £lO,OOO, which the directors had already paid, t nd he trusted that the arrangement with that company would have the effect of improving the position of the Caledonian Comp, ny. Mr A. BUCHANAN seconded the motion. Mr Meiklam, Mr Robertson, Mr C. Smith, jun., Mr M`Gavio, end other shareholders opposed the motion. In the course of a long discussion en amendment was proposed end negatived, end the original motion was car,:ed. The working agreement between the Caledonian end Portpatrick Cornpenies was then approved, and the proceedings con cluded with a vote of thenks thechait man. MADRAS. The traffic receipts on this company's south-west line for the quarter ending the 30th of September last amounted, on 463 miles open, to £71,339, or £154 lOs 7d per mile, against £55,678 on 407 miles open, or £136 16s per mile, for the corresponding period of last year. Oa the company's north west line, 41 miles in length, the receip 4. 3 for the three months have bean £5,119, or £l2l 17s Id per mile against £3,800, or £92 13s 61 per mile for the corresponding p2iiod of last year. Another scction of 38 miles of this line, from T.lp_tty to Reddypully, was opened fur traffic on the let of October lest. EAST INDIAN IRRIGATION AND CANAL. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held on Wednezday at the London Tavern, Mr J. Thomson in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said the works hed been going on in the mrst satisfactory way dui;ng the past six months. Their great object was to bring the works into profitable operation as soon as possible, and with that view they had concentrated their efforts on such parts of the undertaking as were likely to yield re turns at the earliest period. They were informed by their chief engineer that the present outlay and progress would soon bring about satisfactory results. The works had suffered to some extent from the recent cyclone, which he believed was ono of the severest that had ever been known in India; but they had not yet been informed as to the ex tent of the damage to the works ; they did not, however, anticipate anything serious. The Oolaberish Canal was opened for navigation on the Ist May last, and the result wes so far satisfactory ; they fully expected that when it wa-i completed, in connexion with other works, it would yield a good return. Some of their operations were in a very forwrrd state, and he had no doubt the undertahing, when completed, would be very remrnerative. There was a great dem?nd for irrigation, end the value of a good system was folly appreciated iu India. He trusted that they would all b 3 spared to see the completion of their extensive and most use;ul undertaking. In reply to questions it was stated that they were essured by the engineer that all the works now in progress would be completed within the limits of the existing capital of the company, and that they did not intend to make a further call until ntxt year, which would probably be about £3 per share. Resolutions were paned adopting the report end re elce+ing tho reti:ng directors end auditor. A vote of thrnks to the chairman and direc t ors concluded the pro ceedings. WATERLOO BRIDGE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street—Mr Anderam in the chair. Mr I OWELL read the report, which stated that the toils for the last half year had amounted to £11,289, against £11,667 in the mresponding period of last year. being a decrease of £278. The foot tolls had produced ;,453, and the horse tolls £5,827. After providing for all current charges, interest on bonds, and payment of a dividend of 4s 4d in the pound, there remained a surplus of £739, which mad© the reserve fund £5,423. The bridge and its ap proaches were in a sound and satisfactory condition. The CHAIRU&N, i i moving the adoption of the report, said that about two-thirds of the traffi3 receipts of the bridge were derived from the IV aterloo Railway stat:on. Mr BIRD seconded the re3ohvion, which was adopted, 21u33r0 IlAger, Tu,uer, JJyce,wai 13.,LneAt, the retiring directors, were elected, as was also Mr Suck as auditor, A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceed ings. Fatal Catastrophe at Glasgow. On Wednesday night a melancholy accident occurred to one of the harbour ferry boats at Glasgow, involving the loss of 14 lives, and placing several other persona for the time in serious jeopardy. These ferry boats, which belong to the Clyde trustees, ply between the opposite sides of the harbour, and are capacious vessels, licensed to carry 24 per sons besides the ferryman. About 6 o'clock on the night in question, one of the boats left the north for the south quay. having on board, as far as can be aster tained, 21 passengers and one fertyman, most of them being working men, who had just finished the labours of the day and availed them selves of the ferry as aftording a shorter route to their homes —homes which many of the poor fellows were destined never to see more. Th ere does not appear to have been any women on board. The river, in consequence of the recent rains, woe running in heavy flood, and the tide was about one-third ebb. A minute or two before the boat put out from the quay the steamer Inverary Castle had passed the place on her way up to her berth. The captain of this ves sel states that he noticed the boat at the ferry steps, and that at that time he was going dead slow. As he subse quently heard no cries it would appear that he must have been some distance ahead before the boat started. But be this as it may, whether from the disturbance of the water occasioned by the steamer, or from whatever other cause, the boat had only proceeded a few yards from the stairs when she was overtaken by a heavy wave, which dashed over her gunwale, leaving her half-filled with water, and at the same time causing her to roll violently. The passengers were thrown into the utmost consternation, end many of them made a sudden movement to one side of the boat. Pre sently another wave came over the gunwale, which, owing to the irregular movement of the passengers, was probably lower than it might otherwise have been, and the boat heeled over to the port side end turned bottom upwards. Several of the passengers, on seeing the boat beginning to sink, jumped into the water and Struck out for the north shore. The others were submerged when the boat rolled over, seve ral of them being, no doubt, carried under her, and thus placed in the most unfavourable circumstances for escape. The boat did not sink, but turned right over and floated bottom upwards down the stream, with several persons clinging to her keel and gunwale. 'The cries of the unfortu nate people at once attracted attention on shore, and on board of the vessels lying at the adjoining berths. The ferryman in charge of the other boat plying on the station at once put out, but by the time ho got to the scene of the disaster the swamped•boat had floated out of sight, and none of the un fortunate passengers could be seen in the water. Another boat was lowered, which, finding no one in tie water, seems to have followed the swamped boat, and assisted in rescuing the unfortunate fellows who were clinging to it. Four of the passengers succeeded in reaching the shore, and under medical treatment were so fir restored in the course of an hour or two the'. they were able to be taken to their homes. About 200 yards below the scene of the catastrophe another of the ferrymen fell in with the boat, and found three men holding on by her keel, and one beneath immersed in the water convulsively clutching the gunwale. The three men who got on the keel were taken ashore little the worse, but the fourth, a man about 50 years of age, died in the course of the evening. The remaining 14 persons were drowned, and up to a late hour on Wednesday night their bodies had not been recovered. STATE OF TRADE.—BRADFORD, Deo. I.—The market tc-day was much quieter, and little wool changed hands. Several causes have tended to this result. Spinners supplied themselves rather freely with wool last week, and have good stocks. Many still fear that money will bo dearer, and are cautious ; and the tumours, which are not generally credited, of peace proposals in America hsve, for the moment, a rather depressing effect. Staplers wore generally exceedingly firm in their demands, rlthough wool might be bought at prices a shade easier than a week ago. The holders of wool in the country adhere with tena city to prices, and the stapler, who cannot replace at the cutront rates, is indisposed to make any sacrifice. There was great sluggishness in pieces. Spinners who had recently taken orders were rather higher in their quotations, while those who were not so favourably situated were easier to deal with. Neither the home nor the export houses placed many orders. Some of the home houses gave small orders in fancy goods, required at the beginning of the year, although the business doing is far below the average at this season. In plain goods the only demand was for China. There was nothing done for the Continent. The accounts thence are unfavourable. Prices were without change. ROYAL Am PHITHEATRE.—M rs Macready ap peared on Monday night, and continues to play at this theatre in SVestland Marstoa'a " Philip Augustus," or, as it is now to be called, " Marie do Meranie," which abounds in noble language and original thought, and which has at least one very effective scene. As an after-piece "Dearest Mamma" is played, and in the eccentric part of Browser Mr Addison lavishes all hie art in making up and all his great power of comedy. .The part is decidedly a creation,— Liverpool Daily Fog. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. . British Columbia, 6 per, cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... E 100 Do. do. 1883.... 100 oLkior.6p.c.Ja, •tJ ul , 1877-S1 100 98 100 Do. ap. c. Feb. tt Auk 100 98 1 0 Do. 6p. o.Mar. ./z Sept 100 98 10.) Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July. lOC 88 91 8) Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 8 Y 90 ',,pc G. Hope, 6p 6,187: 100 104 106 Do.Ap &Oct. 188( 100 105 107 Do. 189 , 100 1(6 108 tt - )o. Jan. & July. 1891.. 100 109 111 'eyhon, Nov.ls6R, 6p ( 100 102 105 vo. 1878, do. 100 119 112 llauritius 6 p.cent.lB73 00 •05 107 Do. 1878' 10.1 106 109 Do. 1882, 1)0 ,07 110 -,- strait' Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 Its 107 p.c..) a.&Jul) 100 99 102 4. S.W. Gov. 5 p 3.,18,9 100 97 99 Du. sp. c.,18/1 to 100 95 97 Do. d0.,1888 .tupWch 100 94 DO 951 iew Zealand 6 p cent 100 105 107 iova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 100 102 kueensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 101 105 ~Aus Gov. 6 p.c. 1i.68- 100 Do. 1;76 dc upward 100 107 109 Vto.Gor. 6 p,o. Ja.Br.J al) lOO - Do. lo 6 p.o. An..tOot„. I 100 tlo7 108 BRITISH MINES. 2 !ambri. , lll COll6Ol. 601(.1 1 1 Chiverton ...... 3 6 h 74 Si Amalgamated — 331 /even G. Cone. (Tavist 1 580 600 Drakewal:s .. • .... oast Bassett (Illogan) 50 65 East Caradon ..... ..• 18 20 , 61 7 :ast Cara Brea„ 3.4. East Grenville .. 2.7.0. 61 6 --East Lovell W'l Mussel Cfavistk .(.13. 42 5} 4arn.&St.Aubyn(Gwen 60 5 7 4 Great Laxey, /1133...7 all 174 181 1 reat South Tolgus... 175 14 2 I. Wheal Vor(l.lelstoi. 10 33 25 ; renville . .lerc..d's-froot ,,.13 85 37 iingston Downs 4.18., 4 g i Margaret (lJny Lelani S 9 .larKe Valley.. 4 Ivrviv Iron Ore (Lim. 2i 11 11. Nangiles..•• .• « /9 18 10 Sevin 214 (0 70 orth • ...... 3 I 1 4 North Roskear. 291 17 111 11 't nasseD I 3.1 .6 14 2 ,orth Wheal Cr ofty • 2.80 24 24 Prosper Uniled•••••••• 7.1.' • 3 0 31 lovatence(Uuy Leln U 6,7 31 36 ,outh Caradon(St.Cleet 14 20 540 Wheal Fran. (1110„ a 1: 1.,.18.1 33 36 Itray Park fin Crort i 16 17 Nest Basset (Illogan).. 14 7 9 Ci radon ILiskeard 9 5 6 - West Chiver ion West Seton Wheal Basset. (illogan 54 90 93 Wheal Buller(Redruth, 10 12 11 Wheal Ludcott Wheal Mary Ann (Lien 8 15 17 • Wheal 3e ton 58.1 195 200 Treiawney (Lis. 7 19 21 't'heal Union 4 IRENERENCE SHARES. Great vorthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 105 North Eastern, Tork, 11. and Selby purchase, 102 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and South-Western, 4i per cent., 100 FORM (IN RAIL WA XS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10 Dutch Rhenish, 21i 2 Ditto (all), - Great Luxembourg, 111 11 FOREIGN MINES? Cape Copper, Um., 101 Port Philip, 2 St. J ohn del Rey (Um.), 37 53 BANKS. Agra andMisterman's (lira.), :32 3 Anglo Austrian, 61 Australasia, 11,1 Bank of British Columbia, 17 Consolidated Bank, lint., 101 111 East London, lira., 7 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21 201 European Bank, lim., 9 1 'B4- Imperial Bank (lint.), 35 Imperial Ottoman, 17 Land Mortgage Bank of India, liar., 4; London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lint., 71 London and South-Western, lint., 22 Mercantile and Exchange, lint., 91 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., 41 Union of Australia,°ss; 5 Union of London, 551 MISCELLANEOUS. City of London Real Property, aim., 2} Commercial Union, Insurance, tqf Credit Fonder and 31obilier of England, Ditto (X 2), 5} Discount Corporation, 14] Gollivcra, lim., 3;1 4 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 7 ; 7 Home and tl donial A ssurance, lim., 5/ International Financial ..,ociety, lim., 6/ Land Securities, Urn , 4/ 4 London Financial Association, Um., 25 London General Omnibus Company, 2; • Madras Irrigation !till Canal, Ditto (all), 2i National Financial, } Oriental Commercial, lim., 8 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 83E2i Ditto, new, 50 Van Diemen's Land, 101 CONCLUSIVE.—A story that General Hooker has been left immensely rich by the death of a Mexican wife is thus disposed by the San Francisco Alta:—" Ist. General Hooker's wife was not rich when he married her, nor at any other time. 2d. General Hooker's wife was not a Mexican. 3d. General Hooker's wife is not dead, 4th. General Hooker never had a wife. sth. General Hooker is not a Crcesus, never was, and never will," 1201 1} 134 1041 i tipsiness dons THE VOLUNTEERS. r A committee, consisting of several leading and influential of in the volunteer service of the country, has been formed by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. H. Lindsay, for the purpose of establishing a trophy of high order as an historical record of the various contests which take place at Wimble don from year to year between the picked volunteer rifle shots of England and Scotland. The object which the committee will have in vi©w is to raise a fund by subscriptions from the volunteer rifi,:men in Great Bcitain, es well as from those Alm, though not enrolled, aro nevertheless interested in the wel fare of the movement and the national pastime of the two countries, which is undoubtedly the prin. &pal mainstay to its permanency. The committee will shortly meet to decide upo❑ the necessary de tails for carrying out the work, after which an ex- ptanatory address will be issued, preparatory to th e arrangement of the machinery best calculated to realise the object, and which will be conduced upon as simple and economical a system, in proportion to the importance of the undertaking, the.t there will be no fear of an unfavourable result ; for when the rate of subscription is declared, and the manner in which it will be levied is understood, the interest which the production of such a magnificent chal lenge trophy es is intended will create throughout the two countries, in connection with so honourable a contest, will be sufficient to secure a most satisfac tory response. The annual distribution of prizes to the success ful competitors in the Ist Surrey Rifles took place lest evening in the extensive (hill-shed belonging to the corps at Hanover-park, Peekhem, which was well filled with the volunteers and their friends, The prizes were numerous and handsome, exceed ing £4OO in value, and were distributed b'y Lady Poliock, wife of General Sir G. Pollock, the hono rary colonel of the regiment. A prize given by Mr Dalkon, M.P., was handed to the fortunate winner by that gentleman himself. The formal portion of the proceedings having terminated, Lieu tenant-Colonel Macdonald, commanding the regi ment, expressed on behalf of the corps their sense of the honour done them by the presence of Lady and Sir G. Pollock. (Cheers.) He congratulated the corps upon the great increase which had taken place in the number and value of the prizes awarded, be ing this year 52 as against 28 last year. In conch. sion the gallant colonel expressed o❑ his own behalf and on that of the regiment he commanded their deep regret at the approaching retirement of Col. M'Murdo, who had done so much to organise the volunteer force, and to whom the Ist Surrey Miles were especially indebted. As that retirement was from the rules of the service inevitable, it was at least satisfacory to know that Colonel McMurdo was to be succeeded by Colonel Erskine, who had co-operated with him, and who had been in his confidence during his connection with the volunteer service. (Cheers.) General Sir G. Pollock briefly expressed Lady Pollock's and his own acknowledg ments for the kind mention of the Lieut.-Colonel, and for the cordial reception which they had re ceived from the rtg . rnent. In the Ist Surrey Rifles he had always taken the deepest interest, and had witnessed with great satisfaction their performances upo❑ Clapham-common. Three cheers having been given in honour of Sir George and Lady Pollock, the same compliment was paid to Lieut.-Colonel Macdonald, and the proceedings were brought to a close. LORD RUSSELL'S NOTE. (From tlte index) Lord Russell's reply to the Confederate Commis sioners, acknowledging the receipt of an official copy of the manfesto put forth by the Congress of the Confederate States, takes us, we confess, some what by surprise. It is true that for a short time , past a vague rumour has been afloat in diplomatic circles on the Continent, and has even found ex pression in the Paris correspondence of the R'. pcndance Beige and other journals not prone to credit too easily anything favourab:e to the South. This rumour was to the effect that the American policy of the Foreign Office wes undergoing essen tial modifications, and that, while England would not take the initiative, an opportunity would be welcomed for j 'ining France in any steps in which the latter assumed the chief responsibility. We did not, and do not now, attach any real im , portance to such diplomatic chitchat, and yet Lord Russell's note surprises us. Not that, intrinsically, it contains anything more than what belongs to the formula of international civility, but because it is prompt, courteous, and —though it repeats that jargon about strict and impartial neutrality which, in the Foreign Secre tary's mouth, has often sounded ironical—it prac tically recognises the political equality and identi cal title to consideration of the two belligerent fede rations. This is, on Earl Russell's part, an im mense step in the right direction. It would be churlish in us to grudge him credit for it. But if he intends to be consistent, and if he once admits that the same measure mus: by right be meted to both the South and tae North, we cannot see how, ander present circumstances, he is to stop short of actual recognition. We will not repeat arguments which frequent reiteration has rendered hackneyed, we will only observe that after the 4th day of March next the last pretext for further delay will have disappeared. On that day a government will go into operation at Washington in which the States of the South have confessedly neither lot nor part nor voice. In the election of the Bth of last month the vote of every state not actually in the Union or in the occupation of the Union armies was, by an act of Federal Congress, formally ex cluded. The highest legislative authority of the United States on' that occasion decreed that the States of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas, were not among the number of the United States, The government organised upon the basis of the election of the Bth knows them only as foreign enemies, to be conquered by force. So long as a Federal executive and legisla. ture at Washington claimed ta represent all the States which formed part of the Union in 1860, and could date their existence back to a period when all the States did so form part, there might be an ex cuse—albeit an unsound and sophistical one—for foreign powers to consider that executive and legis- lature as the rightful authority over all the States, The executive and legislature which commence their term of authority on March 4 cannot, and do not, set up any such pretension. This new govern• ment at Washington presents to Europe no title which is vested with even greater validity in the government at Richmond, which is by three years its senior. The only possible technical conflict of jurisdiction is narrowed down to three States— Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouti—which are equally claimed by both governments. With this exception, which cannot cause any serious difficulty, the diplomacy of neutrals is now free to act as it the United States and the Confederate States were situated in different continents. Loss OF ANOTHER HULL STEAMER.—On Wed nesday evening the sad intelligence arrived at Hull that the screw steamer Tartar, Captain White, belonging to Messrs Bailey, Leetham, and Co., of that port, had been totally lost, and that the captain had been drowned. Thenews was communicated by the mato, in a letter dated from Christian sand, on Saturday last. It stated that on that day the steamer had gone on shore in a heavy gale. She soon became a total wreck, and the captain was unfortunately swept away by the heavy sea and drowned. The remainder of the crew managed to land in safety. Tho Tartar was on her voyage from Gelb to Hull when the sad disaster oc curred. She was an iron ship, and hailed from London. The lambing season has already commenced in Cornwall, Mr Chudleigh and Mr Muchmore, farmers, near Liskeard, having this week received several additions to their flocks. [AnvEnTisearENT.)—Holloway's Ointment.—Painless Cuies.—Sores, wounds, uleeratione, and other diseaees aff..cting the skin are amendable by this cooling and heal ing unguent. It has called forth the loudest praises fro m persons who had suffered for years from bad lege, abscesses, and chronic ulcers, after every hope of cure had long passed away. None but those who have experienced the seething effect of this ointment can form an idea of the comfort it bestows by restraining id' Immatian and allaying pain. Whenever this ointment has been once used it has estab• lished its own worth, and has again been eagerly sought fur as the easiest and safest remedy for all ulcerous complaints. an neuralgia, rheumatism, and gout, the same application properly used give 4 wonderful relief, Bank of England Return,.—Last Evening-, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Sth Victoria, cap. 32, for th e wee k en di ng on W e d nes d ay, the 30th day of Nov. 1864 : ISSUE DEPAMTMENT. Notes issued '5,261 Government Debt £11,015,1CC Other Securities .. G old Coin Si Bullion 13,2u5,2C0 Silver Bullion 027,855,260 13A.NKING oprictors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Reot Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ao- .£27,855,2,0 . - .EPARTMENT. Government Secu rities - (including Dead WeightAn unity) £10,474,542 Other Securities 18,629,163 Notes Gold and Silver 7t4, 66k Coin counts) 6.2,01,202 Other Deposits 13,274161 Seven Day and other Bills 507,955 £37,020,520, X 37,920453 '. MILLER, Chief Cashi(z. Dec. 4, 1861. Mr Fergusson states that the survey of Jeru. salem under Lieut, Wilson and his pariy of Sappers; is going on most satisfactorily. " Th 3 Pacha's authority ' affords them comple't protection, and ho gives them every 7 facility they require, so that by next summer we may hope . to have as perfect a survey of Jerusalem as we have of any , English city, and to know as much as can be known of its mysterious water supp y and of the means by which its sanitary condition may be improved." UP A TREE.—A Prince Edward Island paper re. fates the following :—"Last week Mr I. M`Dinald, of Cambelton, whilst searching in the woods for his cattle, came euiden'T acre 33a Lieur With MO cubs. M'Donald was accompanied by a boy about 15, s - ad they, seeing the bear was making for them, both ran away —the boy bound. ing off like a deer in one direction, and M'Donald in another, and the bear :all pelt after I‘l'llonald. Over wind falls and through hemlocks and cedars they go; the Scotch• man strong and active, and the bear bounding like a bull, the woods echoing, twigs snapping, and dast flying at each spring. For nearly half an hour the race goes on, M'Donald, beginning to find his strength failing, his heart grows faint as he finds the monster gaining on him. Soon a tree catches his eager eye, he grasps the friendly branches, but the savage brute grasps his heel and draws him down, but only for a second. Another spring and M'Donald is well up, the bear eagerly following, but down he falls, and falls at each furious attempt to ascend. Fur a considerable time did the brute try to get up, and M'Donald's courage reviving, he looked calmly down and said, " Dick, it herself had her gun but she would give somesin." M'Donald threw down his coat in hopes of the bear going away, which he did, after tearing the coat to shreds with one grab. The boy had in the meantime ar. rived home and alarmed the settlem,nt, who entered the forest at dark, with guns, &3. Soon M'llonald's about was heard, and the answering cheer sent back caused a thrill of joy to.vibrate in his heart. The tree that saved him was a spruce about eight inches through. THE CHANCES OF WAR.—On the evening of the 6th of November, Sergeant Marvin, of the 2d New York Cavalry, and Corporal Bennett, returning to camp near Cedar Creek, were captured by some of Mosby's men. Mosby, having captured 22 other men, had determined to hang seven of then., in retaliation for seven of his men. having been hung by General Custer, and the selection was made by lot. But it turned out that two of those who drew the seven " prizes " from the hat were men who had befriended a Confederate family in the vicinity, and Mosby decided that if any new prisoners were brought in before the execution, two of them should ba substituted for these two men ; and accordingly Marvin and Bennett were put upon the death-roll. Lieut. Smith was, detailed to conduct the execution, which was to take place on the Winchester Road, where the Federal troops would be sure to find the bodies hanging in the morn ing. On the march to the spot, th. 3 night being dark, one succeeded in slipping from his wrist the cord which bound the seven together and making his escape. The other six arrived at the appointed place, and three were hung up by the neck to the limb of a tree. Th© remaining three begged so hard to be shot that Lieut. Smith yielded to their en treaties, and they stood up in a row to meet death in that form. Bennett was shot through the head, and instantly killed. A revolver was discharged at the next man, II effingalc ; the ball struck him in the arm, and ho fell to the ground, and had the presence of mind to pretend to be dead. The third was Marvin. A man put the muzzle of a revolver to his head, and pulled the trigger; the cap did not explode. Marvin is a powerful fellow, and quick as thought he knocked the man down and ran for his life. The guard started in pursuit, and fired a number of shots at him, but none of them took effect. Reaching a piece of wood he dashed in and climbed a tree, and though his pursuers passed close by the darkness of the night enabled him to escape discovery. Lieutenant Smith returning went up to Hoffingale, who still lay motionless in the road, and after kicking him said, "He is dead," and left him there; but he is alive and safe and will recover. Marvin says Lieutenant Smith and his men said they regretted the necessity of having to exe cute the prisoners, but must obey orders.—Nete Fork, 2 inics. A CONVICT'S VIEWS ABOUT CONVICTS.—Tho only thing you have to guard against is keeping them in prison too long. Long imprisonments defeat their own end. In the first place, after a time they lose their power to pain ; so all powerful is use that probably no eye tern could be .devised, abort of one involving the most re volting cruelty, which would not come after a while to be borne with indifference. Thus, there is scarcely a prisoner to whom the routine and confiement ef prison life continue to be a source of any thing like acute suffering after the first year, or whom the close of the second year does not find callous and comfortable. All would prefer being at large—some for love of wife or child, left in the hard world outside—all for love of personal independence. But few feel much, those who feel at all are touched through their affections, and it is hard to cause any but the finer and more highly educated natures much sulllr ing even through these. The same relief comes to them which seems to come to all in great and irremediable trouble. . . . This power of living for the present seems to be possessed by al alike. It is by no means confined to the class of which I am now speaking. The dark, morose, sullen ruffian, and the conscience-stricken melancholy criminal, who is the convict of our imagina tion, has no existence in reality, or is to be found only during the first few months after conviction. .0n the, contrary,', such unvaried cheerfulness, such general for bearance, such a power of taking everything pleasantly as animates, almost without exception, those who have been long in confinement is not, perhaps, to be met with in any other social circle in the world. Look into thu exercise-grounds at Fremantle, and you will say that no party of pleasure was over apparently so free from disturb ing influences, or displayed so great an amount of tranquil enjoyment that those undergoing the additional s :c unipletc a ly s t i h s e denounced this tr e s a u n l t d e o x f il o e t d h r me n before caus e s you. A than li g a l t punishment, and terribly severe sentences for attempting to escape, and other prison offences, aro as careless and happy as the rest. Loaded, many of them, with 281 b of iron night and day, condemned to wear them for ono to three years ; placed, some of them so loaded, on llb of bread a day for GO or 70 days at a time, and presenting, after such fasts, such a spectacle of emaciation that, if they t w h e e r y e t w o e u ap l d p e r a a r i se ( j a u s g t e a n s e r t a h l ey h u a r r e e t ) in of the nd i s g t n r e a e t i t s e n of ; th o e n y d y Lon, t defy it all. Their punishment is very painful at first, and sufficiently painful all along to make them feel wily savage, and quietly cherish a future revenge, But after the first 14 days, which they say is worse than all the rust. they suffer no acute pain. Borne up by the elasticity of youth—strong in their motto, "I can do it," and becom ing better able mentally, if not physically, to bear their su ccessive day—they grow as indifferent to their own ever y addi additional sentence as they did to their original one.—Cornhill Ittagazinc. A YOUNG WOMAN MURDERED BY HER SWEETI HEART.—CONFESSION OF THE MURDERER.--About two years ago a young woman, named Jane Lewis, was brutally murdered on her way to chapel on a Sunday even ing, near the village of Cwm Yatrad, Glareurganshire. Suspicion fell at the time on a young man named Thomas Williems, who was known to be paying his addresses to the deceased, and he was apprehended end committed for trial on the charge of murder, - Williams was tried at the alamorganshire assisce, but the evidence being incomplete the jury retyrned a verdict of not guilty. Williams ha just died, and a few hours before his death he made a lul confession that he was the murderer of Jane Lewis, hig former sweetheart. EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL.—The monthly return of the Government Emigration officers shows that during November there sailed from Liverpool 21 s hi ps under the act, conveying 5,539 passengers. Of th ese, 17 vessels, conveying 4,251 passengers, were for the United States—one ship, with 371 passengers, for Queensland— and th roe s hipe, with 917 passengers, for - Victoria. There also sailed, independent of the act, 13 vessels, with 548 passengers.,,Five, with 248 passengers, were for the United States—one for New South Wales, with 28 passengers— one for Victoria, with 44 passengers—and the remainder to other ports. At the Liverpool Quarter Sessions yesterday policeman was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for extorting into custody. into y from a young man in lieu of taking him AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE PENNSYLVANIA. QUEENSTOWN, DEC. 1. The National Steam Navigation Compary a steamer Pennsylvania has arrived here. She brings passengers a n d 2 05,600 dols, in specie. She 2 landed sB 39 passenge rs , and proceeded for Liverpool. Her news has been fully anticipated, Share' (3.14. ihar Sk. 20 10 4tPck stook 20 stock 10 '4OO k stook stock stock stook stook stook 20 stook stoc► stock 8: 001, 6 7 7 8 48 7i 133 155 4i 115} 8: t 1051 1.8 I 114 k f 1081 3O I 28 104 8i 9i 1031 97